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The Necessity of Mobile Medical Teams During Wartime: Experience and Prospects

Recently, Kyiv hosted the final conference of the project "Ensuring Access to Essential Medical Assistance in Eastern Ukraine", implemented in cooperation with the international organization CARE Ukraine with financial support from Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg.

Launched in March 2024, the project aimed to ensure access to medical care for residents of remote frontline communities.

Key Topics Discussed at the Conference:

  • Results of the project's implementation in the Kramatorsk community.
  • Experience and mapping of mobile medical teams' operations across Ukraine.
  • Challenges and opportunities in organizing mobile medical teams in the wartime context.

The conference gathered representatives from the Ministry of Health, National Health Service of Ukraine (NHSU), international humanitarian organizations, and experts working with mobile medical teams.

Key Conference Outcomes:

  • Presentation of research on mobile team models and their impact on access to medical care.
  • Discussion of future development prospects for mobile medical teams as a crucial element of the healthcare system during and after the war.

This conference served as a platform for open dialogue between experts, government representatives, communities, and international organizations. Together, we strive to make healthcare accessible to everyone in need, even in the most remote areas of the country.

This publication is prepared within the framework of the project "Ensuring Access to Essential Medical Assistance in Eastern Ukraine", implemented with the support of the humanitarian organization CARE Ukraine and the Center for Family Medicine No. 1 in Kramatorsk.